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robotnik's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
I've seen The Hunger mentioned a lot in horror cycles so I was excited to finally read it, but it was pretty disappointing.
The historical events of the Donner Party are equal parts horrific and tragic, and there was so much to work with for a tale about it and yet I feel this book honestly missed the mark. It went for the very stereotypical "oooo evil supernatural curse" route to explain away the cannibalism that happened instead of just going with the desperation of people trying to survive in dire circumstances that would have made a far more interesting story.
Most of the horror was honestly non-existent that I feel awkward even calling it a horror. The focus of the story was 75% on the melodrama between caravan members. Every single person here seems to be an asshole, and we got more about how people are cheating on each other and who's wanting to sleep with who and this guy is a creep who peeps on his daughters and that guy is hiding his homosexuality from his wife and kids and this guy is not bothering to hide his rapey vibes than we got the actual plot that we wanted to read. It's such a focus and yet absolutely zero of the characters are likable, thus causing their inevitable fates to not invoke any real emotion over it. That just feels like a big shame, especially considering several of these people were actual living, breathing people and it feels like a big disservice to their memory with how they were treated in the narrative.
It wasn't all bad, but it definitely felt like it was bloated with a lot of stuff that felt unimportant and was boring compared to what was wanted. When it actually found time for that, it was good. But sadly those moments were far too few.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cannibalism
itsheyfay's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and War
hattey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
juliatindell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Murder, Outing, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Incest
k3nzi3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse
smolhandsdan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
glassflowrr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
justgina93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
squid4life's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Also had more elements of a Romance book than it did a Horror which is what I thought it was.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death
magical_mads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic